Great Expectations is a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mystery and is full of comic and tragic twists. It is generally considered to be one of the best masterpieces of Dickens. Pip, an orphan, is brought up by his cranky older sister and her gentle, humorous and kind-hearted husband, Joe Gargery. He is hired by a rich, eccentric lady, Miss Havisham. There he meets her beautiful, but haughty, niece, Estella and develops love for her. Estella is so contemptuous of him that he soon feels that he can never be content with his humble life.

Charles Dickens (1812-70) was born at Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, the second of eight children. His father, who was a government clerk, was imprisoned for debt and Dickens was sent to work at the age of twelve. His experiences of this period haunted him until the end of his life and inspired much of his fiction, notably the early chapters of David Copperfield. Mastering shorthand, he became reporter of debates in the commons for the Morning Chronicle. He started publishing sketches in various periodicals, which were subsequently republished as Sketches of Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People (1836-37).

• Publisher: Peacock Books
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• Publication Date: November 3, 2023
• Pages: 522
• ISBN13: 9788124800003
• Item Weight: 250 grams
• Original Price: 345.0 INR
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Paperback